Survival of the Nation: My luck was a tiny bit worse.

"And defeating other teams will earn you double..."

Chen Hao pushed up his glasses, rubbed his forehead, and said, "Isn't this just encouraging players to attack each other?"

"Are you raising poisonous insects here?"

"No, even without explaining this rule, it's almost the same as raising a venomous insect."

"So, should we fight or not?"

Everyone instinctively turned their attention to Ou Yun.

Ou Yun thought for a moment: "Whether we fight or not depends on who the other party is. If they are polite, we can be polite too."

After all, it's always better to have one more friend than one more enemy in forbidden territory.

"But what if they try to attack right away..."

Then they had no choice but to lick the bag clean with tears in their eyes.

"Alright."

Leng Ruolan, of course, did not object.

Given their current resources, equipment, and number of allies, they are probably in a commanding lead in the forest region.

Unless they encounter an exceptionally formidable opponent, they hold absolute initiative.

"What if it's another opposing player?"

Ivan asked, "For example..."

Before he even finished speaking, everyone knew what it was.

Ou Yun clicked his tongue and said, "Speaking of which, have you guys heard anything about the United States before?"

The three people from Xiong Kingdom and the three people from Pakistan looked at each other and shook their heads.

"Never heard of it. A few American players' names did appear in the death notices, but not many."

Alexander recalled, "Those three were all dead after the purge..."

"They'll just pick new people to come in after someone dies. But we haven't heard any news of American players dying since then, so they're probably all together."

Leng Ruolan analyzed, "A team's survival rate depends on two things: resources and teamwork. The individual skills of the American players are definitely top-notch, and if the three of them cooperate well, it's not impossible for them to have survived until now."

"What about South Korea?"

Hassan then asked, "Is there also a Little Day Country?"

"These two are regulars on the death list."

Alexander laughed, "Especially in this country of kimchi, someone just died a few days ago, bitten to death by some six-eyed black panther, you should have heard about it, brother."

"Yes, I heard you."

Because the six-eyed black panther was so unforgettable, Ou Yun remembers it very clearly.

Ou Yun looked around at everyone present. "So, does that mean the most likely team still alive in the forest area, besides us, is those three from the US?"

"It's possible there are other survivors. Some smaller countries are easily overlooked, making them more suitable as the sixth strongest?"

Chen Hao said, "I remember that many of the athletes from small countries are jungle survival experts. The forbidden forest areas are almost like home to them."

That makes sense.

Leng Ruolan stood up and walked to a large wooden board standing next to the table—this was specially prepared by Chen Hao a couple of days ago, and it could be written on with charcoal.

She picked up the charcoal and drew a large circle on the tactical board to represent the forest area.

Then he drew three small circles inside the circle, marking the camp, the mine, and the hyena territory respectively.

Several question marks were drawn outside the circle to represent unknown areas.

"First, we need to understand our strengths."

Leng Ruolan cleared her throat and began to summarize.

"First, we have stable camps, ample food, and excellent equipment."

Second, we have a large number of allies—hyenas, pangolins, storm eagles, frost giants, giant turtles, as well as lynx herds and monkey troop groups.

Third, we have the Abyss Forge, which allows us to continuously forge new equipment.

Fourth, we have communication stones, giving us a crushing advantage over any opponent in communication.

fifth--"

He looked at everyone present and smiled.

"Fifth, we have nine people from three countries. In terms of numbers and cohesion, no other team can compare."

"good!"

The crowd below burst into applause.

"Therefore, our strategy is very simple."

Leng Ruolan wrote four words—

"Take the initiative."

"The feature will be available in three days. We can't wait for others to come to us. We need to strike first and find out which teams are still alive in the forest, where they are, and what their attitude is."

Those who are willing to coexist peacefully can negotiate, or even cooperate.

Unwilling—

Leng Ruolan gave a wicked smile, revealing a "you know what I mean" expression.

"How can we take the initiative?" Chen Hao asked.

"Divide into two lines."

Leng Ruolan continued drawing on the board, one line pointing towards the mine and the other towards the circular valley.

"The area over there is the territory of the Pangolin King, and the underground is a maze of interconnected passages."

If anyone is active nearby, the pangolins will definitely be able to spot them.

The area over the circular valley is where we previously discovered the Forest Lord, and it's also the region where the Abyss energy is most concentrated.

If someone wants to cause trouble, they'll most likely go that way.

Leng Ruolan thought for a moment.

"I'll take the route through the mine."

"I'm quite familiar with the Pangolin King, so communication is easy."

"Brother, you should go through the circular valley. While you're at it, see if there have been any changes since the Forest Lord left."

Then she looked at Chen Hao.

"Brother Chen stayed at the camp to oversee the situation, responsible for intelligence gathering and logistical coordination."

The brothers from the Bear Kingdom and the Pakistani Kingdom continued to fortify their defenses.

"Understood!" everyone responded in unison.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing."

Ou Yun suddenly remembered something and took out a few items from his spatial ring, placing them on the table.

"Distribute these equipment. Use the remaining stock from the last furnace to equip everyone within these three days. Regardless of whether the other side is friend or foe, let's show our strength first."

On the table were three electrified short swords, two arm shields, a set of light armor, and several amulets crafted from fragments of abyssal crystals.

This is a new gadget that Chen Hao recently developed. When worn, it generates a weak abyssal energy field that can dispel low-level mutated beasts, essentially acting as a passive defensive buff.

"Give the light armor to Brother Chen."

Leng Ruolan continued to distribute the materials.

"He is the weakest in terms of physique and needs the most protection in the event of a direct confrontation."

The arm shields were given to Farhan and Haishen, who were usually responsible for transporting supplies and were most vulnerable to surprise attacks.

Give the short swords to Hassan, Alexander, and Ivan; the three of you are the strongest in close combat.

One amulet for each person, the rest for Nanbei, to be distributed among the lynx herd!

Everyone responded and picked up their assigned equipment.

Chen Hao took the light armor and weighed it in his hand.

This light armor was made by mixing fragments of the ribs of the Abyss Bone Demon with iron ore. It is extremely light in weight, yet its protective power is sufficient to withstand a full-force attack from an ordinary mutated beast.

After putting it on, he moved his arms around and found that it did not affect his movement at all, which made him exclaim in amazement.

"This is great! It's much lighter than the previous leather armor."

"Of course, this is a purple item; your previous one was a blue item."

As Ou Yun spoke, he looked at Captain Leng and asked, "When do we set off?"